static bool only_lcd = false;
 module_param(only_lcd, bool, 0444);
 
-static int register_count;
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(register_count_mutex);
+static DECLARE_COMPLETION(register_done);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(register_done_mutex);
 static struct mutex video_list_lock;
 static struct list_head video_bus_head;
 static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 {
        int ret = 0;
 
-       mutex_lock(®ister_count_mutex);
-       if (register_count) {
+       mutex_lock(®ister_done_mutex);
+       if (completion_done(®ister_done)) {
                /*
                 * if the function of acpi_video_register is already called,
                 * don't register the acpi_vide_bus again and return no error.
         * When the acpi_video_bus is loaded successfully, increase
         * the counter reference.
         */
-       register_count = 1;
+       complete(®ister_done);
 
 leave:
-       mutex_unlock(®ister_count_mutex);
+       mutex_unlock(®ister_done_mutex);
        return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_register);
 
 void acpi_video_unregister(void)
 {
-       mutex_lock(®ister_count_mutex);
-       if (register_count) {
+       mutex_lock(®ister_done_mutex);
+       if (completion_done(®ister_done)) {
                acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
-               register_count = 0;
+               reinit_completion(®ister_done);
        }
-       mutex_unlock(®ister_count_mutex);
+       mutex_unlock(®ister_done_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_unregister);
 
 {
        struct acpi_video_bus *video;
 
-       mutex_lock(®ister_count_mutex);
-       if (register_count) {
+       mutex_lock(®ister_done_mutex);
+       if (completion_done(®ister_done)) {
                mutex_lock(&video_list_lock);
                list_for_each_entry(video, &video_bus_head, entry)
                        acpi_video_bus_unregister_backlight(video);
                mutex_unlock(&video_list_lock);
        }
-       mutex_unlock(®ister_count_mutex);
+       mutex_unlock(®ister_done_mutex);
 }
 
 bool acpi_video_handles_brightness_key_presses(void)
 {
        bool have_video_busses;
 
+       wait_for_completion(®ister_done);
        mutex_lock(&video_list_lock);
        have_video_busses = !list_empty(&video_bus_head);
        mutex_unlock(&video_list_lock);